Paulo Coelho Quotes

I practice a personal meditation and have a gala apple before each show.

Meditation was a turning point for me. It helped me deal with a lot of stress and has given me a lot of relaxation.

When I get ready for a high-profile event, it's really about sleep and making sure I'm eating something healthy, and then it's always important to stretch to stay limber. No matter what, you want to feel as loose as possible, because it's easy to get full of excitement or tension with all that's going on.

Concentration is a fine antidote to anxiety.

I tend to do yoga before I go on stage, so that keeps me nice and calm.

Routines may include taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practicing meditation/relaxation exercises. Psychologically, the completion of such a practice tells your mind and body that the day's work is over and you are free to relax and sleep.

I like to keep a calm set.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

I don't have a routine, but I have used meditation to just decompress and focus.

It's almost therapeutic driving there and driving back (to North Carolina), with the time you get to think about things as well as create checklists.

Running is how I clear my head and find my center again.

I try to meditate every morning. It relaxes me, clears my mind, and sets my day off on the right foot before things get too manic.

A calm environment is for after I finish work.

Research has shown that time pressure leads to tunnel vision and that people think more creatively when they are calm, unhurried and free from stress and distractions. We all know this from experience.

I relax completely when I'm at rest. I don't think of numbers; I don't think of work.

My way to de-stress is either listening to music or talking to my sister, Kourtney. She's going to teach me how to meditate, and that should help a lot.

When I do something that's stressful, I have to find a moment of peace, so I tend to meditate and get in the flow. It's a regular practice of mine.

The best cure for the body is a quiet mind.

I don't put myself under pressure.

You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race.

I take a breath when I have to.

I have a couple of things I do to clear my head when I need it. The first is exercise, the kind of exercise that makes me lie on the floor afterward gasping for breath and wonder if I'm actually going to be able to breathe enough to not die. The other one is playing music.

Sometimes I can't think of a better way to end my day than coming home and just strumming my ukulele for a few minutes. I mean, I joke around and tell people that it's an entire yoga session in one strum, you know?

I meditate and pray before going onstage - it helps me focus.

I find a bath meditative and usually prepare myself for the day in this manner.